Wake Island Government - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Country name

conventional long form: none

conventional short form: Wake Island

etymology: although first discovered by British Captain William WAKE in 1792, the island is named after British Captain Samuel WAKE, who rediscovered the island in 1796

Dependency status

unincorporated unorganized territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior; activities in the atoll are currently conducted by the 11th US Air Force and managed from Pacific Air Force Support Center

Independence

none (territory of the US)

Legal system

US common law

Citizenship

see United States

Flag description

the flag of the US is used

NOTE: The information regarding Wake Island on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Wake Island 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Wake Island 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.